Pensioners' Incomes statistics
Annual statistics about pensioners鈥� incomes
This collection contains estimates of the levels, sources and distribution of pensioners鈥� incomes.
Changes within the latest release of the Pensioners鈥� Incomes (PI) statistics
The latest release of the Pensioners鈥� Incomes statistics was published on 27 March 2025.
Correction to Cost of Living Support Schemes 2022 to 2023聽
When producing the FYE 2023 PI publication, one element of the Low income benefits and tax credits Cost of Living Payment was not included, those paid to pension credit recipients, which has impacted on the data tables.
This means that the specific income component for pensioners was not included in the FRS and HBAI analysis which feeds into the PI publication.
This error has been corrected in this release, with an impact of 拢1 per week increase in gross income for pensioners. Therefore, previous data tables should not be used. Stat-Xplore has also been corrected.
Find future pensioners鈥� incomes publication dates in our statistics release calendar and more about our statistics on the Statistics at DWP page.
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Data on Stat-Xplore
Pensioners鈥� incomes (PI) data is available from financial year ending (FYE) 1995 to FYE 2024 on the .
You can use Stat-Xplore to create your own pensioner鈥檚 incomes analysis. The pensioners鈥� incomes information is available at family (pensioner unit) level.
Read the user guide to pensioners鈥� incomes data on Stat-Xplore.
Feedback
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Latest release
Release strategy
This release strategy acts as the formal notice of changes to any future releases of the pensioners鈥� incomes publication.
The strategy describes the potential release of new statistics within the publication and announces any other developments for future publications.
The pensioners鈥� incomes release strategy is not a static document; it will be updated as plans develop, to provide users with details of latest developments.
Background information and guidance
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Read a as well as further , both published by the Office for National Statistics.
Previous releases
Find archived pensioners鈥� income statistics on .
Updates to this page
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Added latest release "Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series: financial year 1995 to 2024" to the collection.
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Added information to the page that the next release of Pensioners' Incomes statistics will be published on 27 March 2025.
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Latest release of Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series: financial year 1995 to 2023 has been added to collection.
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Added information to the page about changes to the next release of the Pensioners' Incomes statistics The next release will be published on 21 March 2024.
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Latest release of Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series: financial year 2021 to 2022 has been added to collection.
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Added a link to Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series: financial year 2020 to 2021.
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Added a link to 'Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series: financial year 2019 to 2020'.
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Added a link to 'Pensioners' incomes series: financial year 2018 to 2019'.
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Note added about Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series data on the Stat-Xplore online tool.
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Added a link to 'Pensioners' incomes series: financial year 2016 to 2017'.
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Added 'Pensioners' incomes series: financial year 2016/17'.
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Added 'Pensioners鈥� incomes series: financial year 2015/16'.
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Published a statistical notice about a change in methodology for the PI report, to take effect for the 2015/16 publication.
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Added 'Pensioners鈥� incomes series: financial year 2014/15'.
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Published revision note for Pensioners鈥� Incomes Series publications for the years 2012/13 and 2013/14.
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Published 'Pensioners鈥� incomes series: financial year 2013/14'.
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Published Pensioners' Income Series statistics for 2012 to 2013.
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Published next release date for these statistics (1 July 2014).
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First published.